Ryno Eksteen
| Full name | Ryno Eksteen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Centurion, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryno Eksteen (born 3 October 1994 in Centurion) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is fly-half or full-back.
Career
Eksteen represented the Blue Bulls in the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition and in the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week tournament, where he was top points scorer for the tournament and helped the Blue Bulls win the unofficial final against the Golden Lions.[2] His performance saw him called up to the 2012 South African Schools side[3] that played against France,[4] Wales[5] and England[6] in August 2012.
He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute for the 2013 season[2] – moving in the opposite direction to Western Province's Craven Week and fellow S.A. Schools fly-half Handré Pollard, who joined the Blue Bulls. However, a knee injury ruled him out of action for the 2013 season.[7]
Stormers
He was included in the pre-season training squad for the Stormers prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season[8] and also made the final Stormers squad.[9]
He made his Super Rugby debut in the opening match of the season, a 34–10 loss to the Lions.[10] Incredibly, he played Super Rugby without making any appearances in the South African domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions, or even playing at Under-21 or Under-19 level for Western Province.
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ryno Eksteen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- 1 2 "WP sign young flyhalves". Sport24. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "SARU names SA School Squad of 28". SuperSport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17-7 France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 24-16 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36-29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ryno Eksteen : The Stormers". Stormers. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad". Stormers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Stormers : 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Lions 34-10 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.